Best Middle Schools in Michigan

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSAT and M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 897)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
261893005569	281	Carl T Renton Junior High School	Public	6-8	31578 Huron River Dr	New Boston	48164	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 782-2483	591	31	19.1	31.0%	508 (86.0%)	15 (2.5%)	36 (6.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	$14,689			$1,624			$13,065	60.6	62	274	7
262922008879	282	North Central Middle School	Public	6-8	3795 Highway US 2 41	Powers	49874	Menominee County	North Central Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 497-5226	93	4	23.2	51.6%	87 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,294			$2,426			$6,868	60.3	52.3	359	77
260816004387	283	CarsonvillePort Sanilac High School	Public	6-12	100 N Goetze Rd	Carsonville	48419	Sanilac County	Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 657-9394	191	10	19.1	68.6%	180 (94.2%)	5 (2.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,687			$1,283			$12,404	60.3	46.8	434	151
260732004325	284	Bullock Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	644 S Badour Rd	Midland	48640	Midland County	Bullock Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 631-9260	371	23	15.9	46.1%	358 (96.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,665			$868			$12,797	60.2	69.6	212	72
261872005555	285	Highlander Way Middle School	Public	6-8	511 N Highlander Way	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Howell Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 540-8270	744	41	18.2	34.1%	676 (90.9%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.4%)	$13,519			$639			$12,881	60.2	58.9	293	8
261160000291	286	Lowrey Middle School	Public	6-8	6601 Jonathon St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1800	500	30	16.8	89.4%	490 (98.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,531			$2,060			$13,471	60	50.5	378	92
262934006514	287	TriTownship School	Public, Alternative	K-12	10070 Us Highway 2	Rapid River	49878	Delta County	Rapid River Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 474-6411	278	19	14.9	52.2%	220 (79.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	46 (16.5%)	$14,575			$2,930			$11,644	59.8	78.3	145	142
262442006104	288	HillMcCloy High School	Public	8-12	301 Nanita Dr	Montrose	48457	Genesee County	Montrose Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-8821	471	27	17.7	56.1%	404 (85.8%)	15 (3.2%)	28 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	$13,666			$1,709			$11,957	59.6	56.5	317	29
263663008534	289	Washtenaw International Middle Academy	Public	6-8	105 N Mansfield St	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8145	192	0		43.2%	77 (40.1%)	56 (29.2%)	28 (14.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.5%)	$00			$00			$00	59.3	56.3	319	30
262856008986	290	PCCS Middle Virtual Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	454 S Harvey St	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 416-4929	65	7	9.2	61.5%	35 (53.8%)	12 (18.5%)	4 (6.2%)	9 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.7%)	$18,330			$1,262			$17,068	59.3	45.7	445	155

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on M-Step English Language Arts, M-Step Math, M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, PSAT English Language Arts, PSAT Mathematics test scores released by the Michigan Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Michigan Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.